Provisional Program

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
9.00 - 09.30 Registration
09.00 - 10.15

General Overview of the Hague System

  • Objectives and Basic Features of the Hague Agreement
  • Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement and Latest Developments in the Hague System
10.15 - 11.00

Preparing an International Application

  • Entitlement to File an International Application
  • Languages
  • Representation Before the International Bureau of WIPO
11.00 - 11.15 Coffee Break
11.15 - 12.30

Filing of an International Application and Examination

  • Contents of an International Application
  • Reproductions of Industrial Designs
  • Examination of an Application by the International Bureau of WIPO
  • Irregularities
  • Electronic Filing of International Applications (E-Filing)
12.30 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 15.15

International Registration

  • Effects of an International Registration and Duration of Protection
  • Publication and Deferment of Publication
  • Possibility of Refusal
15.15 - 16.00

Managing an International Registration

  • Change in Ownership and Other Changes
  • Renewal
16.00 - 16.15 Coffee Break
16.15 - 17.30

Advantages of the Hague System from User's point of view

  • General Discussion
17.30 Closing

Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs

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